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Lord Chamberlain's-Office, January 1, 1836.

OTICE is hereby given, that the Drawing-Room to be held at St. James's-Palace, on Wednesday the 24th of February next, being for the celebration of Her Majesty's Birth-day, the Knights of the several Orders are to appear in their Collars.

St. James's-Palace, October 28, 1835.

The King was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon William Charles Ellis, Esq. M. D. of Hanwell, in the county of Middlesex.

War-Office, 8th January 1836.

BREVET.

The under-mentioned Cadets, of the Honourable the East India Company's Service, to have the temporary rank of Ensign during the period of their being placed under the command of Colonel Pasley, of the Royal Engineers, at Chatham, for field instructions in the art of Sapping and Mining:

War-Office, 8th January 1836.

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His Majesty has been graciously pleased to permit the 39th Regiment of Foot to resume on its colours and appointments, the motto "Primus in Indis," in consideration of its having been the first of the King's Regiments which served in India, it having embarked in the year 1754, and returned to Ireland in the year 1758.

His Majesty has also been pleased to permit the Regiment to resume the word "Plassey," in commemoration of the gallantry displayed by the Regiment at the battle of Plassey, on the 5th February 1757, when serving with the English troops under Colonel, afterwards Lord, Clive.

His Majesty has likewise been pleased to permit the 39th Regiment to bear the Castle and Key, in addition to the word "Gibraltar," which, with the 12th, 56th, and 58th Regiments, it has already been permitted to bear on its colours and appointments, in commemoration of the gallantry displayed by those Regiments in the memorable defence of Gibraltar in 1782.

Office of Ordnance, 6th January 1836.

Corps of Royal Engineers.

Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Northampton.

Oundle Troop of Yeomanry Cavalry.